Known to many as the ‘purple book, guidance on the safe management of healthcare waste was produced by the Health Services Advisory Committee in 1999 - the ‘Safe disposal of clinical waste’. However new legislation, in particular, that arising from EC directives on Landfill and Hazardous waste required major changes.
The SMDSA has been established for over13 years and has grown in members to represent the majority of companies involved in packaging, collection, disposal, associated supplies and consultants in the healthcare and sanitary waste industry.
NHS Estates is currently revising the guidance document ‘Safe Disposal of Clinical Waste’ The new guidance document is to be titled ‘The Safe Management of Healthcare Waste’ is be released for consultation in May 2005. SMDSA member Enviros Consulting Ltd have been contracted to compile the new guidance.
In April the long awaited Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 and The List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005 were published, having been laid before Parliament in late March to be implemented ahead of the General Election. The equivalent Regulations for Wales have been delayed but, according to DEFRA, will be identical to those in England, with the systems for both England and Wales hopefully running seamlessly.
The CDGTPE Regulations 2004 apply to the carriage of dangerous goods by road and rail. They place general duties on everyone with a role in the carriage of dangerous goods, and specific duties on those in the transport chain, i.e. consignors, loaders, packers etc.
The work, proposed by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and completed by Health Protection Scotland, was requested to help Scotland's environment watchdog improve the regulation of thermal treatment of waste facilities. The report looks at a range of previous studies on the health ...
Over the past few years, waste management has risen in importance for healthcare organisations across the UK Revised legislation, compliance with governance requirements, cost pressures, sustainability, limited resources and many other factors have contributed to the increased requirement to manage ...
After reviewing the latest literature the Agency’s general position remains unchanged: “Modern, well managed incinerators make only a small contribution to local concentrations of air pollutants. It is possible that such small additions could have an impact on health but such effects, if they ...
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